Jimmy Johnson

A noon game at Tampa Bay on Nov. 15 it doesn't sound like the sort of thing that produces major fanfare in the National Football League. For the Dallas Cowboys, mark it down as historic. When they take the field against the red-and-pewter clad Bucs, Jimmy Johnson will step aside as the man who coached the most Cowboys games behind Tom Landry. Johnson will remain Landry's only equal in Lombardi trophies, of course, but with his 81st game as head coach, Jason Garrett will slide past Johnson in regular-season games. Two things should be mentioned. One is that Garrett isn't going to catch Landry unless he remains on the job into the 2036 season. The other is that if the...

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